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As Oz's Creator and Executive Producer, Tom Fontana, promised us a couple of months ago, Warner Brothers Home Video has just announced Oz: The Complete Third Season on DVD for release in a 3-disc set on February 24, 2004.

Once again list-pricing at $64.98, this compilation of eight episodes of the hour-long HBO prison drama includes the following bonus material:

Presented in 1.33:1 video and with English 5.1 Dolby, English 2.0 Dolby, and Spanish 2.0 Dolby soundtracks. Subtitles are in English, French, and Spanish, and the sentence for this crime is 480 minutes.

Natasha aka candygirl :: MSCL.com

Look, if this is weird for you, being tutored? I don't mind helping you a little longer. You could have sex with me if you really want to help...I guess that's a "no"?

I also don't have HBO so I was thrilled when the gal at BlockBuster tipped me off about the 3rd season of OZ coming out on DVD. I'm currently working my way through season 4 of the Sopranos. I can't wait for OZ #3.

Last week we brought you news that Tom Fontana mentioned a January release date for season 4 on his website, and HBO has turned that rumor into fact. We can expect Oz: Season 4 to be released on January 11, 2005.

The fourth season of Oz is interesting because it was broken into 2 parts; part 1 aired 8 episodes in July/August, 2000, and part 2 aired 8 episodes in January/February, 2001. HBO has decided not to take the "Part 1" and "Part 2" route they took with Sex and the City: Season 6, and will release the entire fourth season as one set. Past seasons of the show, which were 8 episodes, sold for a suggested retail price of $64.98, so one would expect season 4 to be much higher. Good news; season 4 also carries a suggested retail price of $64.98!

The date which creator Tom Fontana posted to his website has been confirmed by HBO today.

It's a new year, and Emerald City's got a brand-new look. The walls are cleaner, the cafeteria is bigger, and everything is fresher...everything on the outside, that is. Inside the hearts and minds of the prisoners, Oz is just as dark and raw as ever. The renovations may be complete, but the mayhem is starting all over again.

The 3 disc set containing all 8 season 5 episodes will hit the streets on June 21. The technical specs are standard for the Oz releases; full frame (1.33:1) video, English Dolby Digital 5.1 and stereo tracks, and a Spanish mono track. There are English, French and Spanish subtitles as well.

Special features include deleted scenes, commentary with Tom Fontana and Dean Winters on episode 8 ("Impotence"), and season 1-4 recaps. The set carries a suggested price of $64.98 US.